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Join us June 3rd for the last home game of the Penticton Pistoleras regular bout season!! Cheer them on as they face off against Farmer’s Slaughter from Armstrong. Children 10 and under are free. Get your tickets early from any derby girl or at Lockworks Inc or the Beauty Box in Summerland for just $10. Tickets available at the door for $12 bucks! Doors open at 6:30… be there!!

ThePenticton Pistoleras will be taking on the force that is the Kootenay Coalition, a mash-up of players from the Nelson Killjoys and Rossland-Trail Roller Girls. This fast paced flat track roller derby action will take place at the Penticton Curling Club on April 22nd. Doors at 6:30pm, whistle at 7:00pm.

Cash only pre-sale tickets are available in Penticton at LockWorks Inc (1256 Main St) and in Summerland at Beauty Box Studio Inc. (9322 Jubilee Rd E) for $10, price is $12 at the door on bout night. Children 10 and under are free. Refreshments will be available track-side along with all your must have Pistoleras swag!

This is the 5th season that the women of the Penticton Pistoleras have been bringing roller derby to the South Okanagan. If you haven’t been to a bout yet, you need too! And it’s fun for the whole family.
The members are moms, partners, career women, boss women, general all-round great athletic ladies that dedicate their time twice per week to practice and look forward to bringing this game to the curling club and community once again this season.
The Penticton Pistorleras could not bring this awesome roller derby action to the city of Penticton without the generous support of their sponsors. Please check out www.sorda.ca to see our favourite local businesses and medical practitioners, and to learn how you can support local roller derby.

In case you missed it Squamish Womens Roller Derby played our Penticton Pistoleras Roller Derby on June 18th!! Thanks to Shaw TV Okanagan for filming it and now for your viewing pleasure on you tube!!

Same great time, same great derby!

Join the Penticton Pistoleras as they take on the Sea to Sky Sirens from Squamish, in this, their last home bout of the season.

We have a great food vendor returning to nourish the hungry mouths at the bout, Yaki’s Pizza and Subs out of Summerland. Not only are they providing us with some great food, they are also a ticket location leading up to the bout. Check them out on Jubilee Road in Summerland.

And what’s great food without great drink? Thanks again Bad Tattoo for supporting the derby girls with your delicious beverages. And to all the fans who have supported us by buying tickets for the Bad Tattoo raffle – the winner will be announced at half time! We’d love to see you accept your price in person, though you aren’t required to be there to receive it.

Stay safe behind the ‘suicide seating’ and you’ll be at the best spot for all the action. Not only will you have a great view of the hard-hitting derby girls, you’ll also be in prime seating for checking out the merchandise table, where we’ll be selling lots of Pistoleras swag including tank tops, trucker hats, buttons and tattoos. We’ll have a snack table set up with candies, chips, and sodas, and be on the look out for one of our lovely Pistoleras selling 50/50 tickets. Proceeds from the 50/50 draw are being donated to our chosen charity this season, OSNS Child & Youth Development Center.

Derby is incredibly fun and challenging and we encourage everyone to come out and show us your support. And if you’re interested in knowing more just ask any of the Pistoleras who are working at the door, the merch table, the refreshment tables, or the 50/50. We love sharing our enthusiasm!

Tickets to the June 18th bout, SUMMER SHOVIN’, can be purchased at Yaki’s in Summerland, or at LockWorks Inc., Saint Germain Café & Gallery, or Picture This Custom Framing in Penticton. Tickets are $10 in advance or $12 @ the door. Doors open at 6:00pm, first whistle @7pm

A big thank you to all our refs, NSO’s, volunteers, sponsors, Shaw TV Okanagan and the folks from the Penticton Curling rink for a great bout !!! A HUGE thank you to the Okanagan derby dolls for such a hard fought & exciting game. If you missed the action don’t forget you can watch it on Shaw. We will post dates and times when they are available!!! Bang!Bang!

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Mayday! Mayday!…are the cries for help you might be hearing at this month’s roller derby bout.

Be there May 7th as the Penticton Pistoleras play host to the Okanagan Derby Dolls!

Join us Saturday night at the Penticton Curling Club and be prepared for an amazing event that has earned the affectionate title of: Let Them Eat Skate.

We like to keep the atmosphere light and the hits heavy, so bring the whole family! There’s something for everyone, from shirts, hats, and stickers at our merchandise table, to a 50/50 draw for charity, to food and refreshment vendors on site.

For our charity this season, the Penticton Pistoleras are proud to be raising money for OSNS Child & Youth Development Center. This organization plays a major role for the development and well being of many children and families, and offers services such as speech and language pathology, autism treatment, family support, and so much more.

As for food and refreshment vendors at this bout, we are happy to be offering a selection of bevy’s from Bad Tattoo, and tasty treats from Taco del Norte.

So put aside $10, round up a few fun-loving friends, and head out to buy some tickets at either LockWorks Inc. or Saint Germain Café & Gallery on Main Street, or at Picture This Custom Framing on Westminster Avenue.

Saturday May 7th – save the date! Doors open at 6pm and whistle blows at 7pm.

The Pistoleras started the season off with a BANG! last night with a victory against the Bad Reputations from Vancouver!! We could not have done it without our wonderful Refs, NSOs, announcers, volunteers, sponsors and fans!! Thank you to all that attended and thanks again to the Bad Reputations for making the trip out!!! ❤ shout out to our announcer Bullet belle, DJ Thud, Clinton Myers photography and our pick ups … Ruby, Moanie, 8bit, Crashcode and Gunner!!

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South Okanagan Roller Derby Association Presents April Falls! April 2nd at the Penticton Curling Club

April Fool’s? Not this time. It’s April Falls.

Join us on Saturday, April 2nd at 7pm for an evening of roller derby! Support your local team, the Penticton Pistoleras, as they battle the Bad Reputations in this fast paced, family friendly event.

Come say hello to us at the team swag table where we’ll be offering official Pistoleras merchandise, and enjoy a slice of tasty pizza from Summerland’s own, Yaki’s Pizza and Subs, and a refreshment from Penticton’s own Bad Tattoo Brewing Company.

You can also get in on the 50/50 draw that we hold at each event. This year we are helping raise money for OSNS Child & Youth Development Center, which is the only integrated Child Development Centre in the South Okanagan, and Autism Awareness month, which is April.

Pick up tickets for you and a friend at one of the following Penticton businesses: LockWorks Inc. or Saint Germain Café and Gallery on Main Street, or Picture This Custom Framing on Westminster Avenue. Tickets are $10 in advance, or buy them for $12 at the door, at the Penticton Curling Club on the night of the event. Kids under 10 are free and the doors open at 6.

So put on some face paint, your favorite derby t-shirt, grab your homemade poster and come enjoy the show! We look forward to hosting you, and thank-you for your support.

***Huge thanks to everyone involved in our first bout of the 2015 season last night! It was an intensely hard fought battle against some huge walls and agile jammers. Both teams played some great derby and what a nail biter to the very end! Thank you to all the volunteers, ref’s and nso’s for making the night a great success! We love you! And big derby love to the Bad Apple Betties for being amazing hosts and giving us one serious challenge out there!

The unofficial final score tonight was 170 Pistoleras 156 Bad Apple Bettie’s! Way to go ladies! What a great bout! Thank you so much for hosting Kelowna.***

Penticton Pistoleras vs Public Frenemy

On Saturday, July 5th, the Penticton Pistoleras will host Public Frenemy from Vancouver in fast-paced, full contact, flat track roller derby at the Summerland Arena.

The Pistoleras invite you to join them for their only Summerland bout of the year, a Midsummer Nights Jam. In their toughest challenge of the season, The Pistoleras are gearing up for some thrilling, hard-hitting, action-packed derby. A fun filled night for the whole family, the bout will feature two 30 min. halves with a short intermission. There will be a merch booth, dj, food, refreshments, 50/50 and an afterparty with partial proceeds from the 50/50 going towards KidSport.

Tickets are available from Summerland Tirecraft, Good Omens Coffee House, SunCity Tattoos and Piercing or your local derby girl. Admission is $8 in advance or $10 at the door and kids under 10 are free. First whistle at 7:00, doors at 6:15.

Interested in volunteering for the bout and getting in for free? Hit us up at pentictonpistoleras@gmail.com or visit our facebook page Penticton Pistoleras Roller Derby.

*The Penticton Pistoleras were victorious over the Derailers final score 313 – 225*

On Saturday, June 14th, the Penticton Pistoleras will host the Revelstoke Derailers in fast-paced, full contact flat track roller derby at The Penticton Curling Club.

The Pistoleras return to the track in an anticipated rematch against their very first opponent back in 2012, the Revelstoke Derailers. Both teams have been training hard in preparation for a physical and strategic bout. Peach City Beach Bruise welcomes all ages to come down to the Curling Club for a super fun night for the whole family. There will be face painting, a merch booth, dj, food, beer gardens, 50/50 and an afterparty. Partial proceeds from the 50/50 will go towards the Okanagan Boys and Girls Club.